Homework 1- For this assignment (due Sept. 12), you will need the data set cps89_premium.dta. The do-file used to create it is here: cps89_premium.do. This will help you figure out how the variables are coded. Please submit via Sakai.

Here is the .do file I used in class on 10/8 to produce results from the spacing paper, and here is the data set.

Stata- This is a link to Stata's webpage. Stata/IC 13 (recommended) can be bought at a highly discounted rate through GradPlan. The cost is $69 for six months, $98 for a year, or $189 for a perpetual license. To access GradPlan, go to this page.

Stata is installed in all classrooms and clusters on campus. Here is a link to OIT services. But note that they will not be able to help you with programming in Stata!

Class Project

Don't forget
the project is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, Dec. 12--NO EXCEPTIONS!

You will also be required to present your work in class on Dec. 12. Details on the presentation will come later in the semester.

Here is a list of books you might find interesting if you enjoy creative emipirical economics. I haven't read all of these, so I can't guarantee satisfaction. They were chosen because they tackle everyday issues from an economics, econometrics, or statistics perspective, in a beach-read kind of way. Please let me know if you have other suggestions that I can pass along to your classmates. Happy reading!